Thank you very much for that.
I would like to go on to Mr. Karsten. Thank you very much for appearing before the committee.
I'd like to start with bigger issues around extreme weather, which you mentioned.
We know that the federal government currently owes about $2 billion to the provinces and to municipalities for funding that has been provided under the disaster financial assistance arrangement. It's an ongoing issue, that as we have more extreme weather events, the federal government seems more and more reluctant to actually reimburse municipalities and provinces for all of the damages that are caused by climate change. There's also the issue of the infrastructure deficit.
Can you comment on the necessity for the federal government to be responsible in terms of funding municipalities for extreme weather events and the cleanup that is required, and also the federal government's responsibility to meet the challenges of the increasing infrastructure deficit that we're seeing in this country?